Intern - Fuel Handling Equipment Rapid Prototyping Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Title: Intern - Fuel Handling Equipment Rapid Prototyping Engineer

Location: Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States

Job Type: Full-time

Description:

TITLE: Intern: Fuel Handling Equipment Rapid Prototyping Engineer

LOCATION: Bellevue, WA, USA

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Intern: Fuel Handling Equipment Rapid Prototyping Engineer

The successful candidate will assist full time engineers in the Natrium Plant Delivery Fuel Handling Group with design, procurement, and assembly of prototypic sub-assemblies for Natrium Fuel Handling Equipment. The candidate will interface with the design and test organization primarily, but will also work with the procurement team as necessary to establish parts contracts.

Responsibilities

• Work with experienced engineers and designers to develop low cost, rapid prototypes of fuel handling equipment sub-assemblies

• Work with procurement and test to obtain machine parts for assembly.

• Oversee assembly in the Everett Lab as necessary.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.

• Currently in good standing at accredited university with focus on Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.

• 3D CAD modeling experience desired; Solidworks preferred

• Hands-on mechanical engineering experience a plus

• General knowledge of energy a plus

• Strong problem-solving skills with experience researching or deriving information from technical publications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work on tasks and teams that require a multi-disciplinary approach

• Ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently during a given work week

• Ability to work with minimum direction to solve challenging problems

Job Functions

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation. Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations. An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

• Motor Abilities: Sitting and/or standing for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)

• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds

• Repetitive work: Prolonged

• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work

• Lab work including assembling parts will require standard lab personal protective equipment (eye protection, hearing protection, safety toe boots, as required)

• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day

• Travel required: 0-5%

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government. TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements. To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States. Government export authorization approval times vary. Based on the business needs for a particular position, TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.

Please visit www.terrapower.com to apply

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